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Worrying finding in California’s multi-billion-dollar climate initiative reveals problem with using forests to offset CO2 emissions

August 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Zack Frank/Shutterstock.com Researchers have found that California’s forest carbon buffer pool, designed to ensure the [...]

Heat wave: article collections on the global impact of rising temperatures

July 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

As the temperature rises this summer, we have gathered our top article collections on how heat effects us and the planet. With collective views of over 1 million, researchers [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: July 2022

July 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including the special issues on achievements in earthquake forecasting, progress of molds and yeasts in fermented food [...]

Verbal insults trigger a ‘mini slap to the face’, finds new research

July 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Ken stocker/Shutterstock.com Hearing insults is like receiving a “mini slap in the face”, regardless of the precise [...]

Is declaring a climate emergency enough to stop the climate crisis? What we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic

July 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Jordi Mazon, David Pino, and Mireia Vinyoles Image: Piyaset/Shutterstock.com Dr. Jordi Mazon is professor of meteorology at the Department of physics in the Technical [...]

Rats can learn to navigate by watching their friends, helping us learn more about our own ‘internal GPS’

July 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image credit: Jesus Cobaleda/Shutterstock.com Researchers are one step closer to understanding the ‘internal GPS’ of [...]

Zapping our tastebuds can help reduce our salt intake

July 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Peter Rejcek, science writer Image: YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock.com Most people consume too much salt in their diet, leading to high blood pressure and other health [...]

Dr Deborah Nadal: Why a rigid rabies elimination strategy can struggle to take hold in a world of local complexities

June 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

Dr Deborah Nadal. Image: Rebecca Rodrigues Dr Deborah Nadal is an affiliate researcher at the University of Glasgow, where she works on rabies-related projects, and [...]

Pride Month 2022: Article collections on health and wellbeing in the LGBTQIA+ community

June 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Pride month 2022's theme is celebrating 50 years of Pride with a focus on acknowledging the many positive achievements of the LGBT+ movement. We are proud to showcase the top closed and open article collections on improving the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ individuals. Researchers explored topics spanning from transgender pain and queer aging to HIV prevention and sexual health in non-binary adolescents. [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: June 2022

June 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including special issues on new alternatives to combat bacterial infections, challenges and solutions to LGBT+ inclusion in schools, the response of seagrass to environmental changes, understanding the roles of glia and circulating leukocytes in neurodegenerative diseases, the effects of achievement emotions on classic cognitive processes of learning and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Investing only 1% of global GDP into green recovery would immediately cut emissions by up to 8.5%

June 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Investing only 1% of global GDP into green recovery would immediately cut emissions by up to 8.5%, finds new study in Frontiers in Climate [...]

New study finds 19th century wooden shipwrecks to be thriving habitats for deep-sea microbiomes

June 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

New study in Frontiers in Marine Science finds 19th century wooden shipwrecks to be thriving habitats for deep-sea microbiomes [...]

Medicinal cannabis shown to reduce pain and need for opiate painkillers among cancer patients

May 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

In a new Frontiers in Pain Research study, medicinal cannabis is shown to reduce pain and need for opiate painkillers among cancer patients [...]

Climate crisis is driving cousins of The Lion King character to local extinction

May 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

Climate crisis is driving cousins of The Lion King character to local extinction, finds new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]

Frontiers appoints Dr Julia Kostova to lead its US strategy

May 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers, the 3rd most-cited research publisher, appoints Dr Julia Kostova as director of publishing development to lead the editorial strategy for the U.S. market . [...]

Restrictions lifted: Research Topics on enhancing your immune system

May 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

As the Covid-19 restrictions ease and the world opens back up this summer, we have gathered our top article collections on understanding and enhancing your immune system. With collective views of over 2.1 million, researchers explored wellbeing and sustainability topics spanning from shaping the human immune system and gut microbiome to oral immunity and how the environment affects physiology. [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: May 2022

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including special issues on the behavioral consequences of confinement due to Covid-19, the potential of various microbes to enhance plant productivity, innovative applications of heart rate variability, the use of zebrafish to explore human clinical problems, sustainable nitrogen management in crop plants and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Joseph M Sussman 2021 Prize Winners announced

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Image: Shutterstock Frontiers in Built Environment is delighted to reveal the winners of the fourth Joseph M Sussman Prize celebrating the best articles published in [...]

Discovery in the brains of army veterans with chronic pain could pave way for personalized treatments

May 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Discovery in Frontiers in Pain Research in the brains of army veterans with chronic pain could pave way for personalized treatments [...]

A combination of three simple treatments may reduce invasive cancer risk by 61% among adults aged 70+

April 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

A combination of vitamin D, omega 3, and exercise may reduce invasive cancer risk by 61% among adults aged 70+, finds new study in Frontiers in Aging [...]

We are more satisfied with life as we age, thanks to this neurochemical

April 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

We are more satisfied with life as we age, thanks to this neurochemical, study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

The answer to keeping moose populations healthy? Wolves

April 20, 2022 // 0 Comments

The answer to keeping moose populations healthy? Wolves, finds a new study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]

Food behaviors changed a lot during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our study reveals what happened

April 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Food behaviors changed a lot during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our study in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems reveals what happened [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: April 2022

April 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including special issues on the novel roles of platelets in health and disease, artificial intelligence applications in specialty crops, the impact of Covid on food and nutrition, highlights from the first year of Frontiers in Conservation Science, the effects of music on cognition and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Research Topics for healthy lives on a healthy planet

April 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers article collections are at the center of our mission to find solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet. With collective views of over 4.3 million, researchers explored wellbeing and sustainability topics spanning from yoga for mental health and food security through Smart Foods to protecting our oceans and negative emission technology. [...]

Frontiers announces first journal acquisition: Oncology Reviews

April 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

The open-access publisher Frontiers has acquired the journal Oncology Reviews from PAGEPress. The acquisition marks a significant milestone for Frontiers. It is the first [...]

Most read articles of February 2022: Does life really flash before our eyes before death?

March 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers Science Communications Manager Image: Shutterstock.com Each month, Frontiers shines a spotlight on some of the leading research across a wide range [...]

Extreme heat harms forest-dwelling bird chicks more than city ones

March 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

Extreme heat harms forest-dwelling bird chicks more than city ones, finds a new study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]

Break the Bias: Research Topics celebrating the findings of female scientists

March 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

To celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day, we are highlighting the top Research Topics from women in science. Break the gender bias in research by reading the findings of these incredible female scientists. With collective views of almost half a million, researchers explored topics spanning from signal processing and infectious disease to materials and gynecological oncology. [...]

Top ebook releases from female scientists

March 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, we gathered the top ebooks released in the past year by female editorial teams. Explore the research advances made by these incredible women, including special issues on the effects of ice loss on marine biodiversity, the educational response to Covid-19, enhancing natural regeneration to restore landscapes, recent discoveries in molecular mechanisms in chronic kidney disease, new perspectives on canine intervertebral disc disease and many more! [...]

New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019

March 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019, published in Frontiers in Remote Sensing [...]

Climate crisis is making endangered mountain gorillas more thirsty

March 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Climate crisis is making endangered mountain gorillas more thirsty, finds a news study in Frontiers in Conservation Science [...]

This sustainable solar oven allows rural communities to cook without coal or firewood

March 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

This sustainable solar oven allows rural communities to cook without coal or firewood, published in Frontiers in Energy Research [...]

DNA barcoding identifies endangered shark species secretly added to pet food

March 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

DNA barcoding identifies endangered shark species secretly added to pet food, shows a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Brains of cosmonauts get ‘rewired’ to adapt to long-term space missions, study finds

February 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brains of cosmonauts get ‘rewired’ to adapt to long-term space missions, finds study in Frontiers in Neural Circuits [...]

Valentine’s Day: Research Topics on love, relationships, and intimacy

February 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

This Valentine's Day we're falling for Research Topics. What's not to love about the hottest research edited by top scientists like you? With collective views of over 1.8 million, researchers explored topics spanning from digital intimacy and emotional intelligence to the evolution of monogamy and the role of trust in human interaction. [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: February 2022

February 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including special issues on the development of vaccines against emerging pathogens, novel therapies for combating bone diseases through advances in bone remodeling, mental health implications of Covid-19 on professional athletes, recent discoveries in soil-based ecosystem services, new perspectives on infection control during the pandemic in dentistry and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. [...]

Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200%-300%, shows new study

February 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200%-300%, shows new study in Frontiers in Climate [...]

Frontiers ebook releases: January 2022

January 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from this month, including special issues on neurobiological biomarkers for developing novel treatments of addiction, recent discoveries in amino acid metabolism in plants, new findings and trends in the largest Caribbean marine protected area, the implications of ethical and legal requirements on artificial intelligence, novel therapeutic approaches to the tumor microenvironment and many more! [...]

Consuming sweeteners during pregnancy may affect baby’s microbiome and obesity risk

January 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

Consuming sweeteners during pregnancy may affect baby’s microbiome and obesity risk, finds new study in Frontiers in Nutrition [...]

Emotionally manipulative political ads fail at swaying new voters, but excel at ensuring party loyalty

January 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Emotionally manipulative political ads fail at swaying new voters, but excel at ensuring party loyalty, finds new study in Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Frontiers wins LinkedIn’s Best Culture of Learning Award 2021

January 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

Frontiers wins the Best Culture of Learning category at the 2021 LinkedIn Talent Awards. [...]

How do we define a well-lived life? First scientific evidence helps us get closer to an answer

January 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

How do we define a well-lived life?: First scientific evidence in Frontiers in Psychology helps us get closer to an answer [...]

More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere

January 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere, finds a new study in Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Frontiers in Chemical Engineering 2021 Awards

December 22, 2021 // 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce the first edition of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering Editors Awards. With these Awards, we are highlighting the members of our Associate Editors [...]

Frontiers in Nanotechnology 2021 Awards

December 22, 2021 // 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce the first-ever Frontiers in Nanotechnology Editors Awards. These Awards recognize the members of our Associate Editors and Review Editors Boards, [...]

Hormone exposure in the womb potentially linked to migraine risk in later life

December 16, 2021 // 0 Comments

Hormone exposure in the womb potentially linked to migraine risk in later life, finds new study in Frontiers in Pain Research [...]

Home for the holidays: Research Topics on family dynamics

December 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

The holidays are often a time spent with family, but how exactly do family dynamics work? Explore collections spanning from the impact of contemporary family configurations on relational patterns to post-traumatic stress in the family and parenting burnout to understanding young individuals' autonomy. [...]

Top 21 Frontiers ebook releases from 2021

December 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

Download the top ebook releases from the past year including special issues on the methods for synaptic interrogation, recent discoveries in cannabinoid therapeutics, new perspectives on the evolution of monogamy, the implications of heart rate variability on health and well-being, the welfare of coral reefs in the age of human activity and many more! All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute [...]